Upcoming Symphonic Metal Albums in 2022

Keep bravely putting Grimm on there, maybe one year we'll be lucky...

Also, another album I'm eagerly awaiting (here's a single):

Phoebus the Knight - Ferrum Fero Ferro Feror - January(?) 2022

Don't know if they're working on a full album, but Snow White Blood has been saying on their socials that they're in the process of recording new music.

Dark Sarah's album will be called Attack of Orym per the crowdfunding page.

Thanks as always for doing this; it's invaluable.

ETA: Heaven's Guard's album will be called Pathfinder.

Solarus - A Dance With Tragedy - 17th December 2022 2021

Temperance - Diamanti - 19th November 2022 2021

you're a year behind on these two...

Xandria are teasing new music, I'm assuming it'll be this year

I predict my Bandcamp account getting heavily flogged in the next year.

Hard to call it "Delain" when most of "Delain" is gone.

I think Sleeping Romance from Italy has a new album about ready. They been recording I think. They have a new vocalist.

Therion - Leviathan 2 will be released 23rd September.

SepticFlesh will be releasing an album this year too (presumably since new single is coming on the 4th of March).

The Chronomaster Project will release their debut on the 15th of April. This features Amanda Somerville, Mike Mills, Mark Goals, Marcela Bovio and others.

Update on Fallen Sanctuary - Marco is in the band, and not Michele. My bad.

Avantasia‘s album will be called A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society. No official release date yet though.

Visions of Atlantis announced that their album will be called Pirates and released on May 13.

Everdawn is recording new album! They put some photos from studio on her Fb fanpage. Elvellon too. Also Amberian Dawn announced "new music" in 2022 :]

Glasya - Attarghan 19th Feb

Dianne has stated she is working on new Ex Libris and she is working on a new project with a dear friend.

Kingfisher Sky has just released another EP a few days ago. They've been quite active. Not as Symphonic metal as they used to be, but worth of mention.

Updates

3 June - Vertalia by Fortis Ventus

7 October - Tales From Six Feet Under Vol. II by Charlotte Wessels

14 October - The Power of the Nightstar by Dragonland

21 October - A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society by Avantasia

Updates:

9 September - Burn the Beauty by LunariaN [Ailyn's new band]

9 September - Ultima Grace by Ultima Grace [already released in Japan - this is just the international release - features Anette Olzon]

14 October - An Acoustic Hell EP by Eleine

New updates

28th Oct - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (remixed and remastered) by Dimmu Borgir

2nd Sept - Obscura by Gallia

Weeps in Haggard

Honestly this post should be pinned this is amazing god bless

11th of November - The Alchemy Project by Epica

Dianne will also be releasing a solo album. It seems songs will be released over the next five years

Ukrainian band IGNEA posted yesterday: "We just sent the master files of IGNEA’s new album to our label Napalm Records". One of their comments on the post says "we'll be able to tell all the details when the time comes, in the official album announcement", so there doesn't appear to be an album name or release date yet. Metal-archives describes them as "Symphonic/Progressive Metal with Middle-Eastern Folk influences".

They're making music and videos while bombs are literally coming down around them. That's metal.

I like their previous work. Here is an old video of them with a symphony orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KOXbzMRQHs

Came here just to see Grimm on the list 😅

Gonna be a good year (hopefully, if all these question marked ones pan out).

Probably no one will care about these, but let me add to the list anyway:

• Cecile Monique - unknown title (single, cover) - 2022 (source - timestamp 13:45)

• Cryovile - unknown title - unknown date - recording ongoing (source)

• Nachtmuse - Solemn Songs of Nightsky & Sea - 4th January 2022 (source)

Also, Epica have some new music in the works in addition to the 3 album re-releases (source).

Wilderun's new album, Epigone, comes out this Friday.

Nachtmuse - Solemn Songs of Nightsky & Sea released today.

Especially looking forward to Dark Sarah! Seems like each of their albums is better than the last, with Grim being one of my all time favorites

Hi! Shield of Wings - Unfinished is coming out Feb 11th 2022! https://youtu.be/TInqEDkAhr8

• Shield of Wings: Unfinished, February 11th, 2022

• Crusade of Bards: Tales of the Seven Seas, February 18th, 2022

• Zaria: Tell the Wind, February 18th, 2022

• Emetropia: Equinox, February 23rd, 2022

Source: metal-archives

Timeless Rage - Untold - February 25th

Some updates:

March 18 --- SheWolf by SheWolf (Angel Wolf-Black and Michele from Temperance/VoA)

No date

TERRANOVA by Fallen Sanctuary (Georg from Serenity and Michele from Temperance/VoA)

So in an interview with Elize from about a month ago, she mentioned they are currently writing songs now and will go into the studio around April-ish. She hopes they will release their next album by October (in time for their tour)

Angel Nation (Elina from Leaves Eyes) band will also release Antares on the 8th of April.

Man I'm hoping the epica re-releases means re-releasing the vinyl too. They're crazy expensive now 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Updates:

Dynazty - Final Advent has been delayed to the 26th of August because of COVID making production of physical products hard :(

Visions of Atlantis will release their album on the 13th of May.

TERRANOVA by Fallen Sanctuary will release their debut on the 24th of June.

Tommy and the Angels by Archie Cain will release on the 25th of April (this features Dianne and Damian Wilson)

Kamijo is going to release his new album called "Oscar" on June 22.

Týr - A Night at the Nordic House - 18 March 2022.

Not sure if they count as a symphonic metal band normally, but they had the Faroe Island Symphony Orchestra with them for this live show.

Septicflesh's new album will be called "Modern Primitive", will be released on May 20th.

Visions Of Atlantis has a new single coming soon, the cover for the presumably album was leaked but the album's title isn't revealed.

Cristina and Andrea are sharing some recording progression through their own pages and stories, but I'm not sure if it's actually something that has to do with Lacuna Coil or something completely different. But Andrea seems to suggest that it would be Lacuna Coil stuff.

Updates

20 May - Red Dragon by Volturian (not really symphonic but she used to be in Sleeping Romance)

3 June - The Return of Shadow by Battlelore

3 June - Vertalia by Fortis Ventus

Conception's State of Decay (deluxe) comes sometime in May

10 June - The Testament by Seventh Wonder (not symphonic but related to Tommy Karevik)

Eye Of Melian's debut "Legends of Light" will be released on June 21, 2022.

After Forever (15th Anniversary Edition) by After Forever - 27th of May

As If We Never Existed by Torn Between Two Worlds (Sarah Jezabel Deva/Angtoria) - 3rd of June

Seventh Wonder - Testament - June 10th 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZkIS4i5F8g "warriors"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmCFMSReKEc "The Light"

Looks like Graveshadow has The Uncertain Hour coming on July 15!

Sleeping Romance will release a new album named "We All Are Shadows" on October 7th.

Epica's box set "We Still Take You With Us - The Early Years", contains the re-release of their first three albums, We Will Take You With Us, and Live @ Paradiso. All of these will be released on September 2nd.

Lacuna Coil will be releasing "Comalies XX", a revisited version of the entire album for its 20th anniversary on October 14th.

Therion's Leviathan II release date postponed to 28th October

Oooooo new Lunatica album? Very happy news, gave up on new stuff from them. Still happy to have my name in the special thanks section of The Edge of Infinity album.

Trail of Tears - 2023. They are entering studio on October so can’t see an album until next year.

Ad Infinitum - most likely 2023. They have finished recording.

Lunarian Burn the Beauty might be best symphonic album iv heard in a while seriously Ailyn has such a amazing voice and the rest of the band with the great production.

Hi, Nice list! Here's another release: Sede Vacante - Conium - October 21st, 2022 - finished recording

Ad Infinitum - "Chapter III - Downfall" (March 31, 2023)

Beyond The Black - "Beyond The Black" (January 13, 2023)

Dark Sarah finally has a release date - January 27!

Walk in Darkness have “Leaves Rolling in Time” coming November 23!

Morgana by WarKings - 11th Nov

Our Wonders Still Awaiting by Xandria - 3rd of Feb 2023

Just realized that Jani Liimatainen released an album back in May of this year. I think it’s more power metal but lots of symphonic metal singers and instrumentalists are featured on it.

Can this be featured in the “already released” section with a “+”? I know it’s nearly end of year, but I really enjoyed the album.

Diabulus In Musica is currently working on a new album.

Delain - Dark Waters - 10th Feb 2023

Not sure where else to put this, but Tomas of Bare Infinity posted an update today. Short version - he's had trouble with long Covid and other issues, but they've entered into production on the next album, planned release sometime 2023.

Sucks to hear about what he's going through, but very very excited for new music from them.

Mechina's new album Cenotaph will be released on 1st January.

Wait, Exit Eden is back?!

Same formation or there are any changes?

That's promising

Conception - State of Decay deluxe

I think you got the name wrong somehow, it's "State of Deception".

What's about 3rd Imperial Circus Dead Decadence album? Coming out on june 1st (black/death/symphonic metal)

Can independent smaller bands ask to be included in this list? SideQuest has just released their second album The Story of No One (Part I) and I was wondering if they could be listed here. Thanks in advance ❤️

https://sidequestband.bandcamp.com/album/the-story-of-no-one-part-i

Dark Side of the Moon album coming in May i think. 3 very good singles off it so far